📖 Definitions of "Ancient"
noun
- 1
A person who is very old.
- 2
A person who lived in ancient times.
- 3
One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
- 4
A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
adjective
- 1
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
"an ancient city an ancient forest"
- 2
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
"an ancient author an ancient empire"
- 3
(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
- 4
Experienced; versed.
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